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October 2019

October 02, 2019

What Happens When Things Come Together

Last week I returned to an event that means a lot to me. At The...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

Finding “Slow” in a Bar at 7 AM

Growing up in the south, I learned the finer art of slow. Of course I...

August 2019

August 11, 2019

You Can’t Leave the Past Behind

The sun came up, gently, again this morning. Surprisingly I have memories of the same...

June 2019

June 10, 2019

King David, David Lynch, and a Dragon Walk Into A Bar

Ok, so that was a wild title. It's just a reading list. But the title...

May 2019

May 20, 2019

A Practice of Sleep (For Restless People)

Sleep ended for me this morning at 4am. It wasn't an accident, either. In fact,...

May 19, 2019

Friends Are Good for Our Souls (Is Friendship A Sacrament?)

March 2019 marked a year since my family and I returned to the south suburbs...

May 10, 2019

Wisdom Is For Losers

So what is wisdom comes first to losers? I looked in the mirror a...

May 04, 2019

The Case of Henri Nouwen, Rachel Held Evans, and Vincent Van Gogh

My reading list has been slim as of late, for a variety of reasons. When...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

Random Thoughts on Knowledge, Wisdom, and John 8

Wisdom has a way of moving us. For much of our life, we are invested...

April 26, 2019

Squeaking Ducks And The Wisdom of Noticing

This week I had the privilege of working outside on our porch, a chance to...

April 07, 2019

Rich Mullins and the Wideness in God’s Mercy

My wife-to-be and I sat in the living room of what would be our first...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

A Bit About My Upcoming Book “As I Recall”

I wrote a book called "As I Recall" - could we talk about it? The...

March 15, 2019

Creative Work Needs Spirit(s)

I had a wonderful conversation yesterday during a podcast interview about writing and creativity. It reminded...

March 04, 2019

When Tenderness Finds Us

I pulled off for gas at the Hinsdale Oasis. Not exactly a place where one...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

Contemplation Versus the Lizard

The biggest obstacles to our spiritual life are often our own healthy survival mechanisms. I...

February 19, 2019

The Grace of a Day

Every day has grace of its own. My daughter, affectionately known as "The B," turned...

February 14, 2019

Faith Is In The Feelings

In my post from earlier this week, I wrote out of a place of rage....

February 12, 2019

Today, I Look For God In My Rage

If we are searching for God in the present, perhaps a good place to look...

February 08, 2019

Why Christians Need Tidying Up

I shook off the cold as I walked through the house. It was a tidy...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

The Sacrament of Filing One’s Nails

The ordinary motions of morning in my house found their stride. It’s interesting to watch...

January 08, 2019

To Know What We’re Talking About

I love words. I always have. Words have become part of my identity, my self-awareness....

December 2018

December 24, 2018

So This is Christmas (Eve)…

A little known fact is that many churches are planning and meditating on Christmas services...

December 20, 2018

Parents, We Need to Stop Raising Good Kids

I believe the goal of parenting has to be more than "a good kid." In...

December 04, 2018

Your Story is a Gift

Faith, specifically Christian faith, is deeply tied to stories both cultural and personal. I grew...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Advent & Leaving Things Behind

To Walk In a Labyrinth... The gravel compresses below my feet, the prayer labyrinth yielding...

November 21, 2018

God in Our Calendars

Is it possible that our calendar is a cathedral? Our priorities & actions a place...